About "A Long Way Down"
In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times-bestselling writer Nick Hornby is at his finest-hilarious, provocative, and moving-as he mines the hearts and psyches of three neurotic Londoners and one neurotic American who meet each other at the end of the line.
Unabridged CD - 8 CDs, 9 hours
Reviews
28.07.2008 / groovymamma / toronto
Good read.
Life affirming in a way you wouldn't expect a book about 4 down-on-their-luck characters would be. The characters themselves are fully fleshed out by Hornby, who is a great writer with a terrific ear for dialogue. It's all very English and hilarious in a way only the english can be.
10.07.2008 / Sarah Snyder / California, USA
Classic Hornby -- brilliantly funny
Another New Year's Eve, another party...another group of four people who meet unexpectedly on the rooftop of a building they've all trekked out to so they can kill themselves.
I read the back-cover synopsis and went "What?!" out loud in the bookstore. (Though I don't...
[> more]16.06.2008 / Za of Florida / Florida
Kill Yourself
I thought this would be a book about hope and living life to its fullest. Obviously the author has never been suicidal since a "topper" would not find validation in life the way these characters do. I read the whole book, expecting someone to die. The character, Jess, is a teenaged cliche an...
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About Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist and essayist. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sports, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.
Life and career
Hornby was born in Redhill, Surrey, England. Hornby's sister, Gill, is married to writer Robert Harris.[Hornby, Nick (2006) The Polysyllabic Spree Viking, ISBN 978-0-670-91666-5] He was brought up in Maidenhead, and educated at Maidenhead Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge. His parents divorced when he was 11.
Hornby has been married twice. He and his first wife have one son, born in 1992, who has autism. Hornby's second wife is producer Amanda Posey. They have two sons, born in 2003 and 2005.
Hornby's first pub...